Kofi Krah Mensah

Kofi Krah Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and also a businessman.[1] He served as a member of parliament for the Amansie West constituencies in the Ashanti Region.[2]

Hon.

Kofi Krah Mensah
Member of Parliament for Amansie West Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1942-02-02) 2 February 1942
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materGhana School of Law, University of Leeds

Personal life

Mensah was born on February 2, 1942.[1] He holds a Master in Law degree at Ghana School of Law.[1] He is also a product of the University of Leeds where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in Economic Development in UK.[1]

Mensah is listed on the Ghana Parliamentary Register as a businessman and a Christian.[1]

Politics

Mensah was a member of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[3] He won the seat for the Amansie West constituency in 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[3] His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[4] Mensah was elected with 84.2% of total valid votes cast.[3]

Prior to the 2008 election, Mesah lost the primary for the New Patriotic Party to Grace Addo.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 373.
  2. http://staging.odekro.org/person/kofi-krah-mensah
  3. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 119.
  4. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Alowe, Leo Kabah". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. "Yet Another NPP MP falls ..." www.ghanaweb.com. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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